USPS First Day Ceremony Invitation #1381 Pro Baseball Centennial Cincinnati Reds

Description

USPS and Cincinnati Reds, Inc. First Day of Issue Ceremony Invitation to the Dedication (and luncheon) of Scott #1381 6c Professional Baseball Centennial stamp' September 24, 1969, Cincinnati, Ohio.  "It was in Cincinnati, in 1869, that players of the Red Stockings (as they were then known) became the first to work for regular salaries."  This listing includes all 4 pieces of the original invitation - the outside envelope - as addressed and posted, the invitation itself, the R.S.V.P. card, and the return envelope. Invitation measures 4 3/4" x 6 1/2".